Wonders of the World: The Buildings of 2006

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The major trend of the year, seen in everything from houses to skyscrapers: Environmentally benign design

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Over the centuries, Western architecture has had its movements—Gothic, Beaux Arts, International Style. Indeed, over the past decade new design and construction tools have allowed for curvilinear structures that are sometimes referred to as "blobbism," though we hope future historians will come up with a less silly name. But year to year, architecture is not a trendy practice. (...)

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Fonte: BusinessWeek